Kishanganj vs Shillong
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kishanganj and Shillong.
Live AQI from Open-Meteo CAMS (~45 km global model, updated hourly). Multi-year history from CPCB station data via aqinow.co pipeline (2016–2024, station-level daily records).
AQI Comparison
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Kishanganj averaged an AQI of 144 while Shillong averaged 75 — a 69-point (92%) gap, with Kishanganj the more polluted and Shillong the cleaner of the two. On 463 days when both cities reported, Shillong was cleaner on 450 of them; the average daily gap was 112 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kishanganj peaks in January, while Shillong peaks in February. Kishanganj logged 0.2% Severe days and 37.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Shillong was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kishanganj 23 days, Shillong 113 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kishanganj has improved by 136 AQI points (48.6%) from 2021 to 2024; Shillong has worsened by 41 AQI points (120.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kishanganj reached AQI 417 at SDM Office Khagra (BSPCB) on 2022-02-01; Shillong hit AQI 212 at Lumpyngngad Shillong (PCB) on 2024-02-19.
Station-level disparity
Kishanganj spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 156, max 156); Shillong spans 2 stations with a 2-point spread (min 42, max 44).